Dhaukuti, Rajmahal Hills (Jurassic of India)

Also known as Dhokuti

Where: Jharkhand, India (25.2° N, 87.5° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 45.7° S, 59.0° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Rajmahal Formation, Late/Upper Jurassic (161.5 - 143.1 Ma)

• "Rajmahal Stage" (Lakhanpal et al. 1976)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: fluvial-lacustrine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Primary reference: R. N. Lakhanpal, H. K. Maheshwari, and N. Awasthi. 1976. A Catalogue of Indian Fossil Plants. 1-318 [B. Allen/B. Allen]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 225504: authorized by Bethany Allen, entered by Bethany Allen on 13.05.2022

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Taxonomic list

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 Bennettitales -
Williamsonia sp., Williamsonia campanulatiformis n. sp., Cycadolepis sp., Weltrichia santalensis
Williamsonia sp. Carruthers 1870
Williamsonia campanulatiformis n. sp. Sharma 1969
Cycadolepis sp. Saporta 1875
Pinopsida
 Pinales - Taxaceae
Taxaceoxylon cupressoides n. sp.
Taxaceoxylon cupressoides n. sp. Sharma 1970 yew
Schizeaceae
  - Schizeaceae
Klukia sp., Klukia rajmahalensis n. sp.
Klukia sp. Raciborski 1890
Klukia rajmahalensis n. sp. Sharma 1969
Lycopodiopsida
 Selaginellales - Selaginellaceae
Selaginella sp.
Selaginella sp. Beauvois 1804 spikemoss
Cycadopsida
 Pteridospermales -
Thinnfeldia cf. amarjolensis
Thinnfeldia cf. amarjolensis Sharma et al. 1971 cycads
Ginkgoites
  -
Ginkgoites sp.
Ginkgoites sp. Seward 1919
Sphenopteridae
  - Sphenopteridae
Sphenopteris sp., Sphenopteris imbricata n. sp., Sphenopteris elaminata n. sp., Sphenopteris cf. elaminata
Sphenopteris sp. Sternberg 1825
Sphenopteris imbricata n. sp. Sharma 1969
Sphenopteris elaminata n. sp. Sharma 1975
Pteridopsida
 Filicales -
"Sphenopteris cf. lobifolia" = Neomariopteris lobifolia
"Sphenopteris cf. lobifolia" = Neomariopteris lobifolia Morris 1845
Polypodiopsida
  -
Cladophlebis sp., Cladophlebis denticulata
Cladophlebis sp. Brongniart 1849
Cladophlebis denticulata Brongniart 1828
 Polypodiales - Polypodiidae
Dennstaedtia rajmahalensis n. sp., Dryopteris cladophleboides, Dryopteris indica n. sp.
Dennstaedtia rajmahalensis n. sp. Sharma 1975
Dryopteris indica n. sp. Sharma 1971
 Cyatheales - Polypodiidae
Haydenia thyrsopteroides
Haydenia thyrsopteroides Seward 1912 scaly tree fern
 Marattiales - Marattiidae
Marattiopsis reversa n. sp., Marattiopsis macrocarpa
Marattiopsis reversa n. sp. Sharma 1969
Marattiopsis macrocarpa Oldham and Morris 1863
  - Dicksoniaceae
Dicksonia rajmahalensis n. sp., Dicksonia speciosa n. sp.
Dicksonia rajmahalensis n. sp. Sharma 1971
Dicksonia speciosa n. sp. Sharma 1975
 Equisetales - Equisetidae
"Equisetites rajmahalensis" = Equisetum rajmahalense
"Equisetites rajmahalensis" = Equisetum rajmahalense Oldham and Morris 1863 horsetail
  - Osmundaceae
"Cladophlebis indica" = Todites indicus, "Todites indicus" = Todites indicus
"Cladophlebis indica" = Todites indicus Oldham and Morris 1862
"Todites indicus" = Todites indicus Oldham and Morris 1862
  - Gleicheniaceae
"Gleichenites rewahensis" = Gleichenia rewahensis, Gleichenia dhokutense n. sp., "Gleichenites gleichenoides" = Gleichenia gleichenoides, Gleichenites sp.
"Gleichenites rewahensis" = Gleichenia rewahensis Feistmantel 1882
Gleichenia dhokutense n. sp. Sharma 1975
"Gleichenites gleichenoides" = Gleichenia gleichenoides Oldham and Morris 1863
Gleichenites sp. Göppert 1836
Pteropsida
 Filicinae -
"Alethopteris sp." = Pecopteris (Alethopteris)
"Alethopteris sp." = Pecopteris (Alethopteris) Sternberg 1825
Selaginellites gracilis
  -
Selaginellites gracilis
Selaginellites gracilis Oldham and Morris 1863